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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage in Forsyth County, Georgia

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$55.69an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$38.29 base wage + $17.40 fringe benefits

SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION) · SHEE0085-022

$37.22an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$25.49 base wage + $11.73 fringe benefits

SHEET METAL WORKER: INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION (Buildings up to 100,000 square feet) · SHEE0085-006

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Forsyth County, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $55.69 an hour: a $38.29 base wage plus $17.40 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260313 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $55.69 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260313, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SHEE0085-022 (July 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Forsyth County, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $37.22 an hour: a $25.49 base wage plus $11.73 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260038 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $37.22 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260038, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SHEE0085-006 (August 1, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Georgia has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).

DOL lists 3 sheet metal worker rates for Forsyth County, from $37.22 to $55.69 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $38.29 + $17.40

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$38.29
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$17.40
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$55.69

Base wage and fringe benefits: $25.49 + $11.73

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$25.49
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$11.73
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$37.22

When does this rate change?

Every sheet metal worker rate in Forsyth County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)Building · SHEE0085-022$55.69
  2. SHEET METAL WORKER: INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION (Buildings over 100,000 square feet)Residential · SHEE0085-006$48.12
  3. SHEET METAL WORKER: INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION (Buildings up to 100,000 square feet)Residential · SHEE0085-006$37.22
Hourly rate of each sheet metal worker classification in Forsyth County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)BuildingSHEE0085-022$38.29 $17.40 $55.69 GA20260313 Mod 2
SHEET METAL WORKER: INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION (Buildings up to 100,000 square feet)ResidentialSHEE0085-006$25.49 $11.73 $37.22 GA20260038 Mod 1
SHEET METAL WORKER: INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION (Buildings over 100,000 square feet)ResidentialSHEE0085-006$32.60 $15.52 $48.12 GA20260038 Mod 1

How Forsyth County compares

The main sheet metal worker rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Georgia

$18.62Appling$55.70Baldwin
ForsythNearby: Dawson $55.69, Hall $55.69, Lumpkin $33.98Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 18 counties pay more than Forsyth, 73 the same, 67 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Forsyth Countybase $38.29$55.69
  2. Dawson Countybase $38.29$55.69
  3. Hall Countybase $38.29$55.69
  4. Lumpkin Countybase $24.89$33.98

Sheet Metal Worker rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Forsyth County
Forsyth CountySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)$38.29 $55.69 
Dawson CountySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)$38.29 $55.69 same
Hall CountySHEET METAL WORKER$38.29 $55.69 same
Gwinnett CountySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)$38.29 $55.69 same
Cherokee CountySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)$38.29 $55.69 same
Pickens CountySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)$38.29 $55.69 same
Lumpkin CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$24.89 $33.98 −$21.71

Georgia sheet metal worker prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Forsyth County prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination GA20260313 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260313/2

We read every active Georgia Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Forsyth County as CSV · Report an error